Flying toy



D. W. MAIN Oct. 28, 1952 FLYING TOY Filed March 1a, 1950 IN V EN TOR. 0A W0 11/. M //\I.

' ATTOR/Yfy Patented Oct. 28, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 1

FLYING troy David W. Main, Denver, 0010. Application March 18, 1950, Serial No. 150,368

' 6 Claims.

This invention relatesto a flying toy and has for its principal object, the. provision of an attractive toy which can be shot vertically into the air and, when its maximum height is reached, will automatically convert itself into a whirling parachute and slowly return to the earth.

Another object of the invention is .to provide a whirling toy which willsimulate the action of certain tree seedsof the locust variety which are easily carried by the wind and which act in the nature of whirling parachutes or Autogiros.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and .efiiciency. .These will become more apparent from the following description. I

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is had to the accompany!- ing drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts-in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top view of the improved flying toy as it would appear when descending;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof illustrating it arranged for ascending; I

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the toy of Fig. 1;

Fig. i is a'front view of the toy of Fig. 2; and

Figs. 5 and 6 are detail cross sections'taken on/the lines 55 and 6-6, respectively, Fig. 1.

The improved whirling toy consists of a flat wing section formed from relatively thin plastic or similar relatively stiff material. The wing section has a relatively narrow fuselage end I and a relatively wide wing portion II, the two portions being shaped to form a relatively straight leading edge and an arcuate trailing edge. A moulded plastic body is cemented below the fuselage portion and is designed to simulate a fuselage I2 provided with landing wheels I3. An arcuate longron portion I4 extends rearwardly from the fuselage I2 beneath wing portion II to act as a stiffener for the latter. The rear of the fuselage I2 is provided with an indented notch I for receiving a rubber band or other propelling device whereby the entire toy may be propelled or shot into the air.

If the toy, as thus far described, is released in the air, it will whirl in the direction of the arrow A in Fig. 1, about the fuselage portion I2 as an axis, and slowly descend. However, if the toy, as thus far described, is propelled or shot into the air it will immediately whirl and exert a parachute-like retarding action so that no altitude can be gained. Therefore, means must be provided to prevent the device from whirling as it ascends and allow it to freely whirl as it descends.

The desired ascending and descending actions are attained in the present invention by means of a hinged aileron I6. One side edge of the aileron I6 is passed through an elongated slot [1 formed in the wing portion parallel and adjacent to the leading .edge thereof and is rolled back upon itself, as indicated at I8, to provide a hinge which will allow the aileron I6 to swing freely with reference to the wing portion II.

An angle stop member I9 is cemented or otherwise secured to thetop of wing portion II and extends vertically at the side of the slot I?! to stop the upward swinging of the aileron I6. A wire or rod 20 is mounted in the .longrlon I4 and extends horizontally beneath the aileron IE to stop the downward movement of, the latter,

A resilient band 2-I of rubber or similar .elastic materialis secured to the extremity of the rodZIl and slipped over the aileron L6 to constantly urge the latter into the plane of the ,wing portion. I I. A lump of sticky wax or similar material 22 is placed on the vertical face of the angle stop member I9 so that when the aileron is pressed thereagainst, it will adhere temporarily. After-a time interval the aileron will vbe released by the wax so that it may be snapped against the rod 20 by action of the resilient band 2i.-

i To fly. the toy the aileron .Ifi'is pressed against the wax 22, a rubber band or other propelling device is fitted into the notch I5 and thejentire toy is shot vertically into the air. Any tendency to whirl, while ascending, is resisted by the aileron I6 which extends at right angles to a normal plane of rotation of the wing portion II.

v At some point along the vertical flight, the wax 22 will release the aileron allowing it to snap into the plane of rotation of the wing portion II,

as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 and in broken line in Fig. 4. This allows the entire toy to rotate freely about the axis of the fuselage so that it will descend slowly with a whirling parachute-like action.

It has been found that the attractiveness of the toy can be increased by cementing a rib- 3 been described and illustrated herein, it is to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A whirling toy comprising: a relatively thin fiat wing section having a narrowed fuselage portion and a relatively wide wing portion; a fuselage secured below the fuselage portion; a stiffening longron extending from said fuselage portion along the leading edge of the wing portion and acting to stiffen the latter; an aileron member hinged to and extending from the leading edge of said wing portion; a first stop means acting to stop said aileron member at right angles to said wing portion; and a second stop means adapted to stop said aileron member in the plane of said wing portion.

2. A whirling toy comprising: a relatively thin fiat Wing section having a narrowed fuselage portion and a relatively wide wing portion; a fuselage secured below the fuselage portion; a stiffening longron extending from said fuselage portion along the leading edge of the Wing portion 1 and acting to stiffen the latter; an aileron member hinged to and extending from the'leading edge of said wing portion; a first stop means acting to stop said aileron member at right angles to said wing portion; a second stop means adapted to stop said aileron member in the plane of said wing portion; and resilient means urging said aileron member into the plane of said wing portion.

3. A whirling toy comprising: a relatively thin flat wing section having a narrowed fuselage portion and a relatively wide wing portion; a fuselage secured below the fuselage portion; a stiffening longron extending from said fuselage portion along the leading edge of the wing portion and acting to stiffen the latter; an aileron member hinged to and extending from the leading edge of said wing portion; a first stop means acting to stop said aileron member at right angles to said wing portion; a second stop means adapted to stop said aileron member in the plane of said wing portion; resilient means urging said aileron member into the plane of said wing portion; and temporarily acting holding means holding said aileron member at right angles to the plane of said wing portion against the action of said resilient means.

4. A whirling toy comprising: a relatively thin fiat wing portion having a narrowed fuselage portion and a relatively wide wing portion; a fuselage secured below the fuselage portion; an aileron member. extending at right angles to the surface of said wing portion and along the leading edge of the latter to resist rotation of the latter; and means for bringing said aileron member. into the plane of said wing portion after a time interval has elapsed.

5. A whirling toy comprising: a relatively thin flat wing section having a narrowed fuselage portion and a relatively wide wing portion; a fuselage secured below the fuselage portion; an aileron member hinged to and extending from the leading edge of said wing portion; a first stop means acting to stop said aileron member at. right angles to said wing portion; a second stop means adapted to stop said aileron member in the plane of said wing portion; resilient means urging said aileron member into the plane of said wing portion; and temporarily acting holding means holding said aileron member at right angles to the plane of said wing portion against the action of said resilient means.

6. A whirling toy comprising: a relatively thin,

flat wing section having a narrowed fuselage porangles to the plane of said Wing portion against the action of said resilient means.

DAVID IV. MAIN.

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